The starkest comparison is the per capita tax burden. The legislature is reconvening to try to bring clarity and sanity to our budget process. In the meantime, our towns are struggling to come up with their own budgets without knowing what the state will do. In a word -- it is a mess!

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Scott's message to Connecticut's business leaders is clear. Connecticut has let you and your businesses down, so come to Florida where we will respect your efforts and will try to help you establish success in the Sunshine State. We can't afford to utter any more dismissive comments about businesses bluffing when they say they will leave. They are leaving.

When are we going to realize that you can't scare away your corporate gems and hope to prosper as a state? When will the governor and the legislature learn that you can't continue to tax your way out of our budget mess? When are they going to learn that we are spending too much and have promised too much?